Tuesday, April 24, 2007

I am getting all ready to get my ECFE book printed out. It is as close to done as I think I can get it. Now a I have to just figure out how to print off and bind a couple dozen copies. Above is an adorable drawing that is in it. My final copy goal is end of May!

Monday, April 23, 2007

Well at least the particular one that has been singing the same song sing 4 AM!! Over and Over and Over and Over!! I started to whistle it back to him. I mean really.... find a mate already, or move on!!

I really feel bad about hating the poor guy, but I have now been driven insane by a 5" high brown and red bird!! Who know that was what it would finally take!!

Thursday, April 19, 2007

I am on a scary but exciting adventure! I have created a store front on Etsy. Thanks to Bobbiand Kristi. I have posted 3 items and have many more photographed!! I am excited to have my stuff out there. Now I can only hope I sell some, so I can help support our family (as well as my crafting habit :-))

Yes, this yarn is made from Bamboo..... Going to have to google how that's made!!

The purchases. The left is a purse I crocheted out of recycled sari's from India. They are sent to the women's cooperatives in Nepal. Then the "yarn" is sold at a fair market price. The Felted bag is also from the same women's cooperative in Nepal. Look at the adorable felted ball for the pull on the zipper.

Me and Bob!! I am so sad that Kristi is not in the photo!! I took this from her blog. Thanks :-)

Check out the awesome GREEN wall. LOVE it!!!!

Ok... Another awesome shop..... I want almost everything. Only bought candles! I'm Happy!!

I Had such a fabulous Saturday!! I had a true blue Girls day out!! It started with Coffee and yarn shopping, then trinket shopping at Bibelot, Off to Highland Grill for YUMMY deep fried green bean, sweet potato fries, and a grilled cheese sandwich for me :-) !! Then to Patina for more trinkets, candles and bobbles. We topped it off with a trip to the Pet store to see hedge hogs and puppies!!

How can it get better then that? Later, I visited my Friend Bobbi and my new found friend Kristi! Both from Sioux Falls South Dakota!! Can't wait to go their for a LOOONG weekend.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

I am suffering from Creativity Build Up!! I have been thinking and thinking how I can make a living from my many Hand Crafts. It then dawned on me that I am surrounded by Creative people that make a living from there Creativity. HELP!! Any suggestions?

K~

Long/thin book mark (floss and ribbon).

Large book mark (floss) - Garden and Sky theme -initials of persons children in the sky.

So, Sir Bing as we call him, has been busy. He first chewed up D's book from school. I have to replace it. I decided to fix the one that has now become our home copy. It fell where we could not see him enjoying it!! Literally under my feet, the foot stool. Following, is an email i wrote to his teacher. I wrote it at 10 PM last night.

Hi Rita.D has been doing so well going to school after break. We are very pleased.I just wanted you to know that our Dog ate his Chirp book! I am going to buy a new one. Please let D bring that one back home, and I will pickup a new one for the chirp library. It is "Dinosaurs before dark" Sorry about that. No one saw that it had fallen out of his chirp folder under the foot stool. I will get a new one to you by next week.

Thanks.~

Then I come out to the Kitchen and see this mess all over the floor. I think I stared at it for a good minute. "What is that?"........ Oh, it's just C's math homework!!!

Sir Bing had a little snack while I was doing my emial. I spent a good 1/2 hour in vane trying to put the homework puzzle back together. He only "ate" the part she wrote on. The empty part was left untouched. So...... I proceeded to the computer and emailed her teacher regarding the issue. It included photos of proof. And then put the shredded up homework in a zip lock baggy and put it back into her backpack, which by the way, he reached into and pulled it out!

Hi Dan,

I can't believe I am actually writing this, but our dog literally ate up C's homework. I am going to send it in a baggy so you can see she finished it. She and Rick worked on it tonight. At this time of night, she does not know it even happened. I came into the kitchen after putting them down for bed and couldn't figure out what was all over the floor. He must have taken it out of her open back pack. I tried in vane to put it back together again. Here is the evidence. I thought visuals would be appreciated . Please allow C to get any new pages she might need.

Thank you. K~

By the way, I just emailed Rita about Bing eating D's chirp book that fell under the foot stool with out our knowledge. We are needing to replace that one. The last photo is of the poor book.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

I thought I would be a good mom and do something with the kids room over spring break. I decided to paint my kids room that I have been promising to do for a few years now.

I had an entire theme planned out. THEN.... I went to lunch with my daughter (10 in May). Well it went from my idea ( suggestion of grass and sky, and an area of pink by her top bunk bed) to a Jungle theme. Which is just fine with me! But, the colors have changed like the wind. Rick even got in on the planning.

If that wasn't "too many cooks in the kitchen" enough, I had planned on painting the room by myself. Taped off the areas just as I needed them.

Off to Menard's WE go (Me with 2 of 3 kids). 3 cans of paint later and we, I mean WE start to paint. Me, C (9) D (8) and S (4) all to the lovely serenade of a dog locked in his kennel barking none stop.

Here we are, all but the husband (hmmmm) and the dog and the 45+ other family members, in a 10 X 10 room. All 4 wheelding a paint roller or brush.

OK ... I told them, I only have 3 rules.

1. DO NOT PAINT YOURSELVES OR OTHERS. If you do you are DONE!

2. ONLY PAINT WHERE I HAVE SHOWN YOU! DO NOT... PAINT THE WINDOW AREAS, BASE BOARDS OR DOORS!!

(This photo was the inspiration for the blog. Notice the complete disregard of the blue tape....)

3. DO NOT STEP OFF THE PLASTIC AND ONLY PAINT OVER WHERE THERE IS PLASTIC.

This photo, unfortunately was not captured.

There were small 4 year old size green foot

prints from the bedroom to the bathroom.

As of this morning the plans have yet again changed for the room. SO, I am going to see what I can get done, before they change them around altogether!

Monday, April 02, 2007

It's funny how almost all of my blogs post an AM time on them. That is because I think I am going to blog in the AM and it never seems to happen lately. I am now sitting here on April 2nd at 10:30 PM. Trying to sort out my day.

This is my office on any given day. I clean it up and organize it really well. Then, the days activities begin and before it is 9 am, my office looks like this! My favorite is the Octopus that I have under my desk. Please don't send this to the Fire Marshall. It is Bing's favorite snack during his visits. He is almost through my camera cord and the DSL cord....Yeah!!! To look at this, you wouldn't think that I was known for my organizational skills and prioritizing ability. I was a hot commodity in my day.

But, There are some things that just seem to work themselves out.

Don't comment on the 1970 gold, yes gold, chair (savings!! as my husband likes to say!) And my Carpet that was probably vacuumed 5 minutes ago. We still have the same vacuum that the neighbors saw me through out the back door, over our porch, and onto the sidewalk( many years ago). I have hated it from the get go. I call it the "Spitter 2000". You see, it likes to spit all the dirt out the back instead of sucking it up. Hurts when you are a hill billy like me and always go barefoot!!